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Michael Plant
 
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Aloke /29/05


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> "Lewis Perin" > wrote in message
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>>> and how many steepings would be appropriate for a high quality
>>> Darjeeling (Makaibari 1st flush)?

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>> I've always been happy with the quality of at least six.

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>>> What would be the timing range (the last serving was for how long?

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>> With the Darjeeling teas, I don't think I've tried a steep longer than
>> 2 minutes as the last one.

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> Thanks. I'll try this sometime. The problem is, It will be just me (others
> in my family like tea, but are content with Lipton Green and Red labels).
>
> If I take a large coffee mug water and split it into 6 parts, each steeping
> is pretty small in volume.
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> Would you recommend that I prepare the 6 servings first and then taste them
> at my leisure?


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